Sales of a Dead Man at the Santa Paula Theater Center's Plazapalooza 2018.
When the top guy on the sales board accidentally-on-purpose lies down in front of a bus, his coworkers clash over what happens to his sales commissions - in particular: who gets to be the new board leader and win a new car, and who will get fired (with possible exceptions for people on the company softball team).
If Glengarry Glen Ross had taken place at Dunder Mifflin... then this play wouldn't be needed. It's available from the playwright, or on the New Play Exchange.
The play premiered in Sylvania, Ohio at the Tree City Playhouse in 2018, winning the First Place prize, and was part of Playzapalooza at the Santa Paula Theatre Center in California, and then a student production at Vanderbilt University later that year.
It was my third Playzapalooza play! Previous years included If You Could Go Back... in 2016, and The Four Senses of Love in 2015.
Sales of a Dead Man in London at Barons Court Theatre!
The play was most recently performed at the Barons Court Theatre in London, UK, March 15-19, 2022, as part of Scratching the Surface, directed by Jagoda Kamov. I was so thrilled to have a production back in London after too many years!
Tree City 10 Minute Play Competition Winner
This play won First Place in the Tree City Playhouse 10 Minute Play Competition and premiered in Sylvania, Ohio, May 2018.
The premiere at the Tree City Playhouse, May 2018. Directed by Keith Ramsdell.
Photo by Keith Ramsdell.
Sample Dialogue...
New Play Exchange Reviews
